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WRETCH To Release 'Make This Garden Burn' CD At HEADBANGER'S OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland band WRETCH will release a new CD on Auburn Records, entitled "Make This Garden Burn", to support its appearance at this year's Headbanger's Open Air Festival. The 13-track disc is a specially-priced collection of previously unreleased new songs, demos, album outtakes and live tracks. The...

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DESPISED ICON: Audio Interview With ALEX ERIAN Available

An audio interview with DESPISED ICON vocalist Alex Erian conducted by "The Governor's Ball" is available for download at this location. DESPISED ICON wraps up a highly successful North American tour this week alongside THE RED CHORD and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD. The trek marked the band's first...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Selling Gear

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "After so many years in the music biz, it's gotten to the point that I honestly have more gear than I know what to do with. I've been thinking about doing this for a few years now and am finally ready. "A part of me didn't ...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, TNT, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STARBREAKER) will guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show on Saturday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Internet radio show dedicated to presenting up-and-coming hard rock bands and successful bands as well as interviews, news and m...

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DESPISED ICON Vocalist To Guest On 'The Governor's Ball'

DESPISED ICON vocalist Alex Erian will be the featured guest on "The Governor's Ball" this Saturday, June 30 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Tune in at this location to hear the chat. DESPISED ICON wraps up a highly successful North American tour this week alongside THE RED CHORD and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE ...

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DESPISED ICON: New Video Report Available

DESPISED ICON wraps up a highly successful North American tour this week alongside THE RED CHORD and THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD. The trek marked the band's first stateside tour in support of "The Ills of Modern Man", the group's acclaimed new album. DESPISED ICON will take a short break before ret...

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TESTAMENT Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have inked a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The group will enter the studio late summer/early fall to record its long-awaited new album for a March 2008 release. Original TESTAMENT members Alex Skolnick (guitar),Chuck Billy (vocals),Greg Chris...

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NIGHTRAGE Members Launch DEAD BY APRIL Project

NIGHTRAGE members Jimmie Strimell (vocals),Henric Carlsson (bass) and Alex Sveningsson (drums) have launched a "pop/metal" band called DEAD BY APRIL. According to the group's official bio, "DEAD BY APRIL is a collaboration between some free-spirited, likeminded musicians. It has evolved from just b...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'The Timing Is Right For This Band Again'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Exiles: So who is in the band now? Is it the complete original line up? Chuck: Alex [Skolnick, guitar], of course, is in along with Eric [Peterson, guitar] a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's 'I Don't Wanna Stop' No. 1 On Rock Charts

As OZZY OSBOURNE storms through Europe on his triumphant world tour, the singer's hard-charging personal manifesto "I Don't Wanna Stop" from his "Black Rain" CD (Epic) remains at the top of the U.S. rock charts. The song continues its 10-consecutive-week reign atop the Heritage Rock chart and now ma...

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VOIVOD: New Audio Interview With AWAY Available

VOIVOD/KOSMOS drummer Michel "Away" Langevin was interviewed Monday tonight (June 25) on the "Conte and Kenny Show" on Cringe Humor Radio. You can listen to a podcast of the show at this location. VOIVOD is finalizing plans to re-release their early back catalog. Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said...

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SCARS Announces New Bassist

Brazilian thrashers SCARS have announced the addition of bassist Pedro Carvalho to the group's ranks. The band's current lineup is as follows: Alex Zeraib (guitar) André Guilger (guitar, vocals) Alex Nasser (drums) Pedro Carvalho (bass) SCARS is currently in the studio working on its new CD and will...

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LUNARMILE To Work With Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),has announced plans to work with producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY) on new material this...

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VOIVOD Drummer To Guest On Tonight's 'Conte And Kenny Show'

VOIVOD/KOSMOS drummer Michel "Away" Langevin will be interviewed live tonight (Monday, June 25) on the "Conte and Kenny Show" on Cringe Humor Radio. The program airs Monday nights between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST. The Away interview is scheduled for around 7:30 p.m. EST. You can listen to the sho...

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DISILLUSION Announces New Lineup

Leipzig, Germany-based prog-death band DISILLUSION has issued the following update: "Good news for the upcoming festival and live season! DISILLUSION have found a replacement for ex-drummer Maluschka. New drummer will be Alex 'Sasch' Tscholakov, who has worked on every one of the band’s releases ove...